Supervisors are trying to find a balance. They're looking at the land use, public safety and environmental issues surrounding unregulated cultivation in houses and on mountainsides.

"We're going to have to come up with something we're going to have to recalibrate over time as we get the expertise," said Supervisor John Leopold.

The proposed ordinance for cultivation states that a person with a marijuana card can grow up to 100 square feet of medical marijuana in a home, garage or inside a bedroom.

If it's outside a home, growers can cultivate on up to 300 square feet along with other marijuana card members.

For land that's an acre or more, growers can plant on on up to 1,000 square feet.

"They're not going to be able to grow their own medicine. It's severely limiting and it's going to be monopolized." said resident Chris, who declined to give his last name.

Colin Disheroon, CEO for Santa Cruz Naturals, said he'd like regulations that allow medical marijuana to be grown for the number of members in the co-op. "I see a resurgence in black market cultivation because of the restriction on cultivation from legal entities," he said.

Some homeowners living in the Santa Cruz Mountains, like Bird, believe the board is taking the right steps. "Overall, I think they kind of throw a blanket over the issue, which is good. They're addressing some strong issues," he said.

Supervisors said federal laws haven't changed, state laws continue to evolve and local government must fill the gap. "So, that means today people might be unahappy or might want us to do more or less but that'll be something we'll have to figure out over time," said Supervisor John Leopold.

The board voted unanimously on some revisions like making operating hours for a dispensary between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

The board also wants so-called live-line checks on the boards of directors running dispensaries, and a provision that states anyone convicted of a felony for selling drugs not be allowed to run a dispensary.

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